Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
farm. Mr.. Gregg was educated for the
ministry and while residing in the East
served the Methodist denomination.

The annual meeting Of the Minnesota
State Poultry Association was held at
Rochester, April 8, with a
fair attendance. The time and place of the
next exhibit were not fixed Following are
President, W A. Gates. Sank Centre; vice
president, w. j. Myron, ST. Paul; secre-
tary, DR.. ID. w. Edwards, lie Sueur; treasu-
rer, 9. j. Jacks, Rochester; directors, E. j.
Gates and G. A. White, Rochester, and G.
G. Conklin, Spring Valley.
Mrs. Peter Burk was fatally injured
at Mankato Mimi, by COW she was milk
ing, on Sunday The COW had a calf a few
days old and was acting badly, and got
fast in the rope by which she was tied. Mrs.
,Burk, while attempting to release her, was
set upon by the furious beast, and would
have been killed outright had it not been
that she was Of slight form and got between
the cows horns and hung on until rescued
by her husband.
At Missoula, Mont, on the afternoon
Of April 6, Maguire's opera house burned
The fire originated in the express building
adjoining, which was also consumed Wor-
den & Co. were the owners Of the buildings,
which are valued at 100000. Mcguire is the
lessee of the opera house. His loss was
$4,000. No insurance on the buildings or
furn ture Mcguire & Co. will erect
new back building at once on the old site.
Speaking Of the coming national en-
campment and drill in May, at Washington,
Col: Chas. King, U. S. A., acting on the
staff of the, Governor of Wiscon-
sin, that the Milwaukee light battery will
come in full force and make a sensation by
its personnel and by its drill. He also states
that the famous light horse squadron is one
of the finest bodies of mounted men he
knows of anywhere:
The testimony is all in the Haddock
murder trial, at Sioux City, Iowa, and the
arguments began Monday. The theory of
an alibi for Arensdorf, set upEby the defense.
is sustained by witnesses on that side, I'M
less the jury think that the prosecution has
successfully impeached them. It is said
there will be either disagreement of the
jury or the theory of the defense will be ap-
proved.
By expanding rails a westbound
passenger train of the N. P. r. R., was de-
rallied near Steele, Oak, on the afternoon OF
the Sth. Four cars were overturned in.
Guiding the dining car which took fire. By
almost superhuman eXertions the passengers
were released, only four being injured and
not a life lost. Had it occurred in the night
the calamity would have been an awful one
A dispatch from Eau Claire, Wis,
April u says: The prospect of failure Of
the winter wheat crop in this part Of Wis
consin by reason of the late cold weather,
have caused farmers to increase the acre
age of spring wheat to be sown, which will
a a cant han, 1octc
The seasons ten days backward, no plow-
ing has been done and farmers feel dis
couraged.
A sad story comes from Fort Yates
relative to sufferers whose homes were
swept away by the Missouri flood, sixty
seven people having lost all. The Secretary
Of War has directed the commandant o.
the post to render all possible aiH to the
distressed people, who are without food
clothing or shelter. s.; Is. -.
Il It is reported from Eau Claire, Wis.
that a; d isease resembling in effects cholera
has broken out among. swine in yariou.
parts of the county. W: One. farmer named
5. s.; :Dunham, lost sixteen hogs from the con
tagion within a few days: The disease ha:
just lately made its appearance: n. ~. II. =
/ At Blbfton, Mimi on the night Q:
the 9th Maltby's store building with {
public hall above, his stock of goods anc
two other buildings burned with a. loss o
$4,000 and insurance about one-half.. The
fire took from "a cigar stub thrown into
some rubbish at the. foot Of the: stairs, to- The
!, hall, after a dance there. ETC.:
a-3 Mayor-elect H. J. Peck. Of. Shakopee
MIMI nj 49, prominent attorney. ane
sone, of the foremost members Z. q
the Minnesota bar:tis Of the opinion thai
some ofthe recent temperance laws are: ,1ra
constitutional, in SO far as the penaltie.
therein expressed are concerned.
We, We. The big @distillery at, :Des5 Moines
Iowa, has been sold TO the whisky pool anc
it will be; closed MayEs1S:: Over:aoo one hun
dred and fifty men:connected with the cor,
Germ Will ibe thrown out of employment
among them a large force of revenue
of1lcers. " SE"?5s: g @t5 s' s :ss,
&. Acivil service denominations will5.be
held at Mankato, Nina, April 2f fos for ia]ppli
cants for positions in the:depaTti f1ent offices
conducted by Civil Service Commissioner
Lyman and a local board Of examiners
The examination g p j. viii bestrictly private.
MASSEY aid William ;s..s Brittori
of st.Louis, capitalists and money 81 eloaners
have applied the controller of the cur ri
rency for a charter Of the First Nntionalt
erected att First and Main streets. ::s
On the. 9Th Mr.. ssand Mrs. !: Il egeinler,
Of Aiinnea polls were charged with man lar
slaughter in the first degree III; The district
court OF Ramsey county, :for*#the5 shooting
Of Murphy at st. Paul couple Of days he
fore, and admitted to bail in $1,000.
At shakopee, MINI, On mt TIE 5I1th,,..s
sseyenyear old ]: daughter. of Henry Duede
was drowned 5iin a water barrel. She Var
trying to- dip up water ont of a barrel which
was nearly 4: empty, and losing her balance,
80 The name Of the, postoffice at
Nakomas, Lake county j al. IS changed t.
Romona, and iss.: Nora o Donl1dieel appointed
ostmistress vice R. Il. Pearces resigned. IL:
Indian Agent. Osborne, Of the Poni5ceas-
Pawnee Indian agency, Indian Territory,
writes to Commissioner Aikens that he shot
a mutino nous Indian dead in self defense:
The Secretary IF The: Treasury has
appointed G. Hoppe OF sheboygan gauger
for Third internal revenue district. Of
I st Upton, iowa, Mrs: Susan Ham;
mond,ga,y ealthy widow, 70 years of age,
omnitteds suicide by: throwing herself Into
q GistsInl B, ..z 8. s9#I# ..,,,,s
Pie lllh exc ice went out of the river at
Brainerd, Mimi, on the Still, without any
damage but it isan unusual late opening.
IheRiee county, Union IA "a sgri
society will hold its fair for 1857 on the 9Th
and 7th of septembe ST IS IS.
John. b Diamond of Brookin rs, OAK,